Cigarette holder



Oct. 11, 1932. F. c. JONES CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed Sept. 28, 1931 l micil1 iNvENTOR ,Zgafzi cfms ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 11', 1932 1 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlcn FRANK o. .TONE-s, or PARMA, oHIo CIGARETTE HOLDER .Application filed September 28, 1931. Serial No. 565,627.

The invention is a new and improved cig- Figure 10 is a side elevation of the elevator aretteholder, lespecially designed for ladies operating shaft. use. Figure 11 is a perspective View of the split It has for an .object to provide a simple, bushing. .5 neat and inexpensive holder whereby the Figure 12 is an enlarged cross section on 55 smoker may get the full cigarette flavor and the line 12-12 of Figure 2. also avoid the odorand stain on the fingers In the drawing, in which like numerals which frequently occurs to those Vwho smoke of reference indicate like parts in all of the cigarettes without a suitable holder. gures, 1 represents the upper section of the Further, it is an object to provide a holder tubular body of the holder, which section 60 having a split clampand means to adjust the has a frusto-Conical end 2 serving as one eleclamp to hold or release the cigarette in a ment of a clutch. The lower section of the convenient, easy and satisfactory manner. body of the holder 3 has a reduced end l to r Further, theinventionhas for an object fit into the upper section 1 and this reduced to provide a holder of such construction that end 1 at diametrically opposite sides is pro- 65 the cigarette is not smoked through the holdvided with concaved portions 5 of suitable er, thus eliminating strongpipe flavor and radius, the purpose of which will presently7 'accumulation of saliva which frequently appear.

takes placewith the use of the old type holder, Fitted into the lower end of the body sec- 0 and my invention further eliminates the netion 3 is a split bushing 6 split diagonally as cessity Vof ltouching the cigarette after it has at 7, and having a bearing aperture 8 to fit once been placed in the holder. the reduced portion 10 of the elevator oper- Other objects will in part be obvious and` ating shaft as a bearing therefor. By reason in Ypart be pointed out hereinafter. n l of the reduced portion 10, the bushing 6 To the attainment of the aforesaid objects serves to prevent longitudinal movement of 75 and ends, the invention still further resides the elevator shaft 9 while permitting rotain the novel' details ofconstruction, combina'- tion of the shaft by means of the finger piece tion and arrangement of parts, all offwhich 11 formed on the outer end thereof. 12 is will be rst fully described in the following a pinhole in the inner end of the shaft 9 30 detailed desscription, then be particularly for the reception of the elevator pin 13 which vpointed out in the appended claims, referalso passes through diagonal or spiral slots vence being had to the accompanying drawing, 14 in the elevator bushing 15.

Vin which The elevator bushing 15 fits within the Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the reduced portion 5 of the lower body half and 85 invention in use. it, too, has concaved sides 16 registering with -V Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section the sides 5 but of a lesser radius so as to of the same with the clamp'closed. provide spaces between the concaved sur- Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 2 but faces 5 and 16 into which the arms 19 of the 40 with the clamp open. split clamp member project, the arms 19 90 kFigure l is a side elevation of the upper having fingers 18 at their inner ends to fitsection of the body of the holder. A into recesses or aperturesV 17 in the concaved Figure 5 is a side elevation of the lower portions 16 of the elevator bushing 15 when section of the body of the holder. the parts are assembled. .45 Figure 6 is an end view of the lower sec- The split clamp consists of the two arms 95 tion. 19 having the fingers 18 and also having Figure 7 is a side elevation of the elevator cigarette gripping portions 2O of segmental bushing. circular form, the arms 19 being of a sprlngy Figure 8 is an end elevation of the same. nature and projecting through the opening -50 Figure 9 is a plan of the same. in the reduced end of the frusto-conical part 100 ,2 of the upper body member l and serving bushing 15 which consequently advances or retractsthe split clamp with respect tofthe opening in the end of the frusto-conical part 2 and thereby closes and opens the' clamp elements 2O proper to grip or release ,thev

cigarette. Figure 2 shovvsthe'gripping'position and Figure 3 shows the open ory released position.

It should be lunderstood lthat the split bushing 6 may be held by retaining friction 'i andthek two parts yl and 3 lofthe body are held together also by retaining friction, thus making it possible to take .the holder apart for repairs or replacements whenY necessary and yet hold-ing the parts together with sufficient tenacity to prevent` theirk accidental displacement.

While I have showna preferred embodi-r ment of the invention in the accompanying kdrawing and have described the same herein,

Idesire it understood that changes in the Vdetails of construction, combination and. arrangement of parts within the scope of the appended claims may be'made withoutdeparting from theV spirit Vof the invention; i'

What l claim is: Y

1. A cigarette holder comprisingra tubular body having an end with an opening of reduced diameter, a pair vof clamp arms pro- Y Ajecting through saidend and'intosaid body,

.an elevator bushing slidably held within said body,- means anchoring said arms to said bushing,means holding said bushing against -turninf in thebod anelevator operatin b 7 D vshaft rotatably locatedl in said bushing, and a pin and inclined slot connection between said 4 shaft and bushing, meansholding said shaft against slidable Ymovement in the body and means on saidshaft by which it may be turned in thebody. .Y v

2; A cigarette holder comprising a tubular body having a tapered endg, a split clamp held Yin said yend and having a cigarette receiving portion located outside the body, a member. within said body ymountedrfor movement along the axis of the body only, means for n anchoring said clamp tosaid member, means carried bythe body and including `a rotatable member and a movement transmitting split clamp within said body and projecting through said tapered end in cooperation therewith, said body having internal longitudinal guides, a bushing located in said body in association with said guides to permit movement longitudinally of the body while holding the bushing against turning, means connecting said clamp and bushing to move together, and means rmounted in said body and operable from the outside of the sam'e-formovingsaid bushing back and forth to close or open the clamp accordingly.

4. A cigaretteV holder comprising a twopart tubular body, the parts of which are held together end to end by retaining friction, one endof said body being tapered, a split clamp within said lbody and'projiectingthroughsaid tapered end in cooperation therewith, sa-id body having internal longitudinal guides, a bushing located in said-- body in association with saidguidesto permit movement longitudinally of thebody while holding the bush@ ing against turning,V means v connecting! said clamp and bushing to move together, a second bushing. also mounted in said body adjacent the endthereof opposite thetapered end2 and having a bearing portion, a shaft rotatable in. saidvbody ywith bearing in said'Y bearing portion Yand held aga-inst longitudinal; movement by said bearingv port-iommeans con# necting said .shaft with said first mentioned bushing and' having provisions fortran-slating the rotary motion of thesha-ftintollongi'- tudinalmotion in. theA bushing.

5. A Vcigaretteholder comprising n a two,- party tubular body, the parts yof which are Aheld together end to*V end by retainingfrictiom one end of said body being-rtapered,a split clamp within said body and projectingthrough said tapered end in cooperation therewith, said body. having internal longitudinal guides, a .bushing located in saidYV body in' association with said guides to permit movement longitudinally of the body while'hol-ding vthe bushing against turning, meansl connectingsaid clamp and bushin-gto movev together, a split bushing. also mounted in said body, a shaft rotatably held within said body by saidsplit bushing `and against longitudinal movement therein, said rst named bushinghavinga spiralrslot, anda pin passed through'said shaft intosaid slot for'the purpose described.

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and translating device within the body for moving said member along the axis of the Y body toopen and close the clamp.

SLA cigarette holder comprising a two-p parttubular body, the parts of which lare held together end toA end by retaining Vfriction, one end of .said body being tapered, a 

